You know how important it is to stay connected to your past. WBTV Studios & WBT have been media institutions in Charlotte since 1922 for the radio and 1949 for TV. Many employees worked in the company for 20+ years starting back in the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s. The company was owned by Jefferson Pilot [...][Continue Reading...]

Another Jefferson Pilot reunion luncheon! 3 or 4 times a year the WBTV & WBT staff, that are left, get together to remember what we did for each other and Charlotte, 40-50 years ago. When it’s happening, you don’t appreciate each other as much; now we go back and reminisce and thank each other again…and [...][Continue Reading...]

The TV station WBTV & WBT radio was owned for many years by Jefferson Pilot Insurance Company. The radio station went on the air in Charlotte in 1922. Movies were silent back then. WBTV went on the air in Charlotte in 1949. The two stations moved to the present West Morehead Street location in 1955. [...][Continue Reading...]

Forty-one years ago, I was hired to DJ the midday show on WBT. I had been working at a station across town and this was a big step up. WBT, the second commercial station in the USA, had always had a national reputation. I did my daily radio show there, mostly music and telephones, and [...][Continue Reading...]